The Sun reported that a family in South Africa, upon investigating some odd sounds coming from behind a kitchen cupboard, were so terrified by what they discovered when they moved it out of place, they called their local church leader. Unfortunately, by the time Rustenburg Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) officials arrived, four of the animals had been killed in a grinder by the local vicar as the residents believed the animals were cursed.

Carla van den Berg, an SPCA spokesman, was one of the inspectors, and cited that too often people panic needlessly and behave irrationally when encountering unique animals.

She said: “People must remain calm and call the SPCA emergency number. Killing a creature in an inhumane way could lead to prosecution. Just don’t do anything to the animal and let us deal with it.”

Two of the animals were saved and will be tested to determine exactly their breed type.